吉林省长春市第五中学高中英语《Unit 1 Festivals around the world 》课件1 新人教版必修3.pptVIP

In today’s lesson, we will Read a passage Guess the meanings of some new words Create something in the group * festival 2012年1月 * * Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. * Four kinds Festivals of the Dead Festivals of Honour People Harvest Festivals Spring Festival * What are Festivals of the Dead? What are Festivals to Honour People? What are Harvest Festivals? What are Spring Festivals? * Let’s try together! Guess the meanings of the new words in the context * origin As is well known, the origin of the Olympic Games is in Greece, and that is why the torch of Beijing Olympics was lighted there. Greece why the torch of Beijing Olympics was lighted there. * admire I admire Zhou Huajian so much that I’ll attend his concert. * Group work Guess the meanings of the words starve Line 5 ancestor Line10 poet Line 23 agricultural Line 30 Christian Line 42 * Keep in mind Make full use of the context ( Please underline the sentences that help you.) * Match the words with their meanings stave ancestor poet agricultural Christian connected with farming a person who believes in the ideas taught by Jesus Christ suffer or die because of not having enough to eat a member of a family who lived a long time ago someone who writes poems * …At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. * Some festivals are held to honour the dead, or to satisfy the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm…people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. * The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, QuYuan. * People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter, and the agricultural work is over…. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most. * Easter is an important religious and social f